Another story of mis-spent youth and the continuing results. Eyes Wide Open by Andrew Gross reads like one of the PBS Mysteries on Sunday night. It is the story of a successful doctor living on the east coast hearing of the death of his nephew and flying to Los Angeles to be with his brother. When he arrives he finds that what was quickly determined suicide by a troubles youth was anything but that. Piece by piece the doctor and a local detective begin to unravel what now appears to be a murder. All sorts of clues emerge, including the involvement of a Manson-type hippy murder "family." As the plot moves along attempts are made on the doctor's life and that of the detective, as well as the grieving brother who turns out to be implicated in the situation. A good whodonit without the loud music usually accompanying the PBS series.
Reviewer: Melvin Steely
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